Where does “sacroilitis” come from?

sacroilitis (Spanish) comes from Spanish ilion, from Latin īlium, from Latin ile, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός, from Ancient Greek εἰλέω, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

sacroilitis (Spanish): sacroiliitis

Definitions

  1. sacroiliitis

Ancestry of “sacroilitis”, step by step

sacroilitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish ilion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishilionilium
2Latinīlium
3Latinileintestines, guts
4Ancient Greekεἰλεόςintestinal obstruction, ileus; den, hole;...
5Ancient Greekεἰλέωto assemble; to turn, wind; to press together
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via Spanish sacro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsacrosacred; sacral; sacrum
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-Every word from Ancient Greek εἰλέω
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